The truth is....

Mother's Day (again!)

Mother's Day is this Sunday! For today only, I'm offering 20% off any succulent terrarium through my Etsy shop. What a perfect Mother's Day present! Use coupon code 'MOTHERSDAY'.

xx

http://www.etsy.com/shop/madamewanderlust

Mother's Day Gifts!!!

Mother's Day is fast approaching, and don't you agree that a perfect gift would be a little miniature hanging terrarium? I thought so. Thank god I happen to sell those! :) We're setting up a booth at Venice beach this weekend to sell as much inventory as possible, so be quick like a bunny and buy one today! xx

http://www.etsy.com/shop/madamewanderlust

Taaaaa-daaaaaaa

It's been a long day, but the first of my products are up for sale! Stop by and take a look when you have a chance. 

madamewanderlust.etsy.com 

Big Changes

I've been working like crazy (aside from my day job where I also work like crazy) to finally create my own Etsy store, and thanks to help from friends I'm hoping to have it up and running tomorrow! 

And special thanks to my friend Aaron Spransy http://www.canarycoalmine.com/ - due to his creative amazingness I even have a fancy business logo! 

Wish me luck, and please stop by when you have a chance! 

Old photos given a new life.....

I recently had another one of those 'why didn't I think of that first' moments...check out photographer Irina Werning's site http://irinawerning.com/back-to-the-fut/back-to-the-future/. She recreates vintage photos....what more is there to say? Check out her site to see the rest. I am in love! 

Miniature Heaven

What is it about miniature people/things that make me smile? It has to relate to reading the story 'Indian in the Cupboard' when I was in elementary school. I remember going to sleep every night and wishing with all of my might that I'd wake up to a cupboard full of miniature (alive) people. Alas, my wish was never granted, so instead I continue to pretend.

And check this out......

Photos of food AND miniature people??? I've just died and gone to heaven.

http://www.minimiam.com/

Order vs. Chaos

via le love

counting clouds

Affordable Art!

This is such a great website to purchase unique, affordable art. For only $20 you can add some truly amazing art to your abode! Photography, painting, graphic design - they've got it all.

http://www.20x200.com/

Tiny Art!!

My fascination of all things tiny has captivated me yet again....check out this blog, http://little-people.blogspot.com/. The blog is authored by a street artist who photographs tiny hand painted people in various urban environments. I could look at these pictures for hours! 

Etsy for Christmas, too

Check out this amazing artist on Etsy.

VOL25

Her paintings are so whimsical and dreamy - I want them all!



Friday Street Art V - Dolk and Pøbel

This Norwegian duo found their ideal canvas on abandoned barns in rural Norway. I am am absolutely smitten by these installations and wish that I could see them in person! Anyone have an extra ticket to Norway laying around?

a link to a documentary about this project can be found here



hubba, hubba - DIY wall mural

Eeeeee! Who knew that the Hubble Space Telescope website could be so cool! While searching for some ideas on how to spruce up my white apartment walls and I came across Hubblesite. The website features a category titled 'wall murals' - at first glance I assumed it was going to demand an insanely irrational fee to use these photos, but no! It's all FREE (a pretty crucial component to any DIY project). There are three photos to choose from (my favorite is the Carina Nebula, featured below), and the photo is divided into smaller images based on the overall mural size you select. Personally, I'd buy some cheap/simple frames from IKEA and then have these printed on a good quality paper at Kinkos. And away you go!

http://hubblesite.org/gallery/wall_murals/

Thrush Holmes is (still) my hero

Additional pieces of work by one of my favorite artists, Thrush Holmes. You can read more about Holmes and/or drool over his work here. If you happen to be in the Toronto area you can even stop by his studio (and make sure to tell me all about it)!

fuck everything

zenith

cash



Here kitty, kitty....

http://supersonicelectronic.com/post/1542701720/nate-frizzell

Friday Street Art IV - Jef Aerosol

taken from http://www.thefrenchartstudio.com/aerosol.html;

Jef Aerosol initially explored ‘copy-art’ in the late 70s, i.e. creating collages and distortions of photos using all the possibilities of a photocopier. He gradually moved to stencils, influenced by 70s-80s underground rock bands. Characters are the focal point of Jef Aerosol’s art. Whether they are cultural icons or anonymous people, their attitudes carry a genuine emotion, magnified by texture effects, contrasted colours and provoking wording. Jef Aerosol masters the use of stencil. Like the best photographers, he can catch the truth of an instant to reveal its universality.

Jef Aerosol is a legend of Street Art. He has started stencils in 1982 in France. With other French artists like Blek Le Rat, Miss Tic, and Speedy Graphito, he has pioneered a new way of artistic expression - breaking the limits of gallery spaces and canvas format. Streets have become a free and open exhibition arena.

Let's start this week out right.....

Oh Sylvia...

"Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live it, feel it, cling to it. I want to become acutely aware of all I’ve taken for granted."
— Sylvia Plath

Oh Leonard Cohen...

One of my favorite Leonard Cohen quotes,

'There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.'